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Join Sun City and Beaufort Memorial Hospital for Day of Dance on Feb. 25. Day of Dance is a free community event and part of Beaufort Memorial Hospital's "Spirit of Women" program. The event will include dance lessons and demos. Free health screenings for blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and vascular screenings and more begin at 8 a.m., before the doors open to the public. Meet with cardiologists, gynecologists, orthopedic and vascular surgeons who will be available to answer your questions. You can view the state-of-the-art DaVinci robot, being used for gynecologic procedures, up close and test drive it to get a feel for this minimally invasive surgical system. Day of Dance runs from 9 a.m.-noon, with an advanced preview for Sun City residents from 8-9 a.m. on Feb. 25 at Pinckney Hall. To register call 522-5585 or toll-free 888-522-5585, or visit www.bmhsc.org/spiritofwomen.

Learn to change your habits to lose weight

Sun City Hilton Head’s Health and Wellness Department presents Dr. Howard Rankin for a two-part seminar on weight loss. Losing weight can be difficult but keeping it off is impossible — or it seems. Most people regain their weight, so there seems little point in losing it if you can’t maintain it. Dr. Rankin is a psychologist with a strong background in wellness, weight loss, addiction and behavior change. He teaches a comprehensive program called Neurobehavioral Training® (NBT) that trains you behaviorally and psychologically so that you don’t just lose weight, you keep it off. Weight Loss isn’t about diet and exercises it’s about you! Unless you reprogram your brain and your old habits, they will return and undo all of the hard work you have invested in losing weight in the first place. Come join Dr. Rankin as he trains you how to make the changes you need to keep the weight off! The seminars will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Feb. 22 and Feb. 29 in the Pinckney Hall Ballroom. Sign up for $125 per person at either Fitness Center .

Free Wi-Fi at Riverbend Lodge

Sun City residents now have free access to a new Wi-Fi network at Riverbend Lodge. The new wireless network identification (SSID) is SCHHCA. To connect to the internet, click on the “Resident” button on the Sun City page that appears when you open your web browser. If your club, group or neighborhood is hosting a speaker or presenter who needs internet access during a meeting, please contact the IT Department at itdept@schhca.com to obtain a password. Free Wi-Fi is also available in Hidden Cypress and Pinckney Hall. Contact the IT Department at itdept@schhca.com if you have any questions.

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